The government has issued an order for the setting up of a dedicated leopard task force for Bengaluru city. This comes in the wake of repeated sightings of leopards in the city’s residential areas.
The order states that due to an increase in the number of leopard sightings in Kaggalipura, Anekal, Hoskote, K.R. Puram, and Yelahanka, the leopard task force has been established which will take the assistance of the Forest Department officials and use the existing resources of the department.
Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre said the task force will start operations in a couple of days.
